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Designed by Allied Works Architecture, the building consists of intersecting concrete bands representing the different branches of service. It culminates in an open-air amphitheater and rooftop sanctuary. Brad Feinknopf

Col. Tom Moe, Ret., operates a touchscreen at the National Veterans Museum and Memorial during a limited media availability, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. A sweeping new museum in America's heartland honors the unifying experiences of U.S. military veterans outside the traditional trappings of military museums and war memorials. The 50,000-square-foot museum, which opens Oct. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, aims to honor, inspire, connect and educate with unique interactive experiences. John Minchillo, AP

A military ribbon display and associated legend of symbols is located on the upper floor during a limited media availability at the National Veterans Museum and Memorial, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. John Minchillo, AP

Col. Tom Moe, Ret., walks through the interior of the National Veterans Museum and Memorial during a limited media availability, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. A sweeping new museum in America's heartland honors the unifying experiences of U.S. military veterans outside the traditional trappings of military museums and war memorials. The 50,000-square-foot museum, which opens Oct. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, aims to honor, inspire, connect and educate with unique interactive experiences. John Minchillo, AP

Col. Tom Moe, Ret., walks through the interior of the National Veterans Museum and Memorial during a limited media availability, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. A sweeping new museum in America's heartland honors the unifying experiences of U.S. military veterans outside the traditional trappings of military museums and war memorials. The 50,000-square-foot museum, which opens Oct. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, aims to honor, inspire, connect and educate with unique interactive experiences. John Minchillo, AP

The interior of the National Veterans Museum and Memorial is seen during a limited media availability, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. A sweeping new museum in America's heartland honors the unifying experiences of U.S. military veterans outside the traditional trappings of military museums and war memorials. The 50,000-square-foot museum, which opens Oct. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, aims to honor, inspire, connect and educate with unique interactive experiences. John Minchillo, AP

The exterior of the National Veterans Museum and Memorial is seen from the air during a limited media availability, Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. A sweeping new museum in America's heartland honors the unifying experiences of U.S. military veterans outside the traditional trappings of military museums and war memorials. The 50,000-square-foot museum, which opens Oct. 27 in Columbus, Ohio, aims to honor, inspire, connect and educate with unique interactive experiences. John Minchillo, AP